6:07 PM,
Jun. 11, 2013

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A federal judge in Detroit ruled today that a precedent-setting lawsuit filed by Muslims who say they're unfairly asked questions about their religion while crossing the border can proceed.

U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said that Muslim Americans stopped at the U.S.-Canada border and other ports of entry "have alleged an injury that is real and immediate, not hypothetical."

Their "fear that that they will be questioned about their religious practices and beliefs if they cross the border is reasonable based on their past visits at the border," Cohn wrote in his ruling. He added that this ...